Chicago, April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patient ID Now, a coalition of more than 40 leading healthcare organizations, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Health Information ...

Hospitals across the country are exploring ways to reduce patient identification errors — a problem that poses serious risk to patient safety, undermines patient satisfaction and leads to revenue loss ...

Mix-ups in patient identification are a fairly frequent occurrence that can cause real harm to patients. These events are highly preventable with strategies. Mix-ups in patient identification are a ...

Federal regulators are one step closer to issuing guidance on best practices for how healthcare organizations should authenticate the identities of patients when they ...

Congressmen Bill Foster, D-Ill. (left) and Mike Kelly, R-Penn, sponsored the measure that would lift the ban. For the second year in a row, the House of Representatives has voted to lift the ban on ...

Patient misidentification is a pressing issue we can't ignore. Support the MATCH IT Act to improve patient matching in healthcare. Take action today: https://ahima ...

Hospitals’ methods for gathering patient information remain largely imprecise, which can lead to costly, long-lasting ramifications on hospital finances downstream. Many hospitals largely rely on ...

Their adoption spans hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and emergency response units. In 2025, the global patient identification wristbands market is projected to reach approximately USD ...